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2A Spalding's Official Soccer Foot Ball Guide 
4 Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 

6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide 

7 Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide 

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8 Spalding's Official Lacrosse Guide 

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How to Manage a Base Ball 

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No. 7 



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Indoor Base Ball 



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August 20-23, 1913 



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Mr. KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, Secretary 



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Announcement 



What was undoubtedly the most important athletic legis- 
lative assembly ever convened was the meeting of the Inter- 
national Amateur Athletic Federation, held in Berlin, 
Germany, August 20-23, 1913. 

The delegates attending the conference represented six- 
teen nations, and their deliberations and suggestions form 
the basis of what will be eventually a universal code of laws 
to govern all athletic contests — not only Olympic Games, 
but also the smallest events at the most remote points of 
the world. This will be accomplished by adopting stand- 
ard series of distances, heights and weights, also imple- 
ments, which will afford a definite means of comparison of 
the performances of the athletes of the various nations. 

The impetus that athletics and even every sport through- 
out the world will receive by the adoption of a uniform 
standard is incalculable. Such a plan has been the cher- 
ished ideal for years of men of all nationalities prominent 
in the government of amateur athletics. When the com- 
mittee receives and deliberates upon the numerous sugges- 
tions and recommendations that will be advanced from 
every quarter of the globe, and the final draft adopted, the 
Federation will have accomplished a remarkable result in 
codifying laws for the government of track and field ath- 
letics which will be equally binding on nations and races 
otherwise so greatly diversified. 

That the proceedings of the Berlin Conference may re- 
ceive 'the widest publicity and the athletic governing bodies 



everywhere be fully acquainted with the deliberations and 
recommendations of that congress, the minutes of the meet- 
ing and the proposed rules for the government of athletics 
are here presented. Every athletic official will thus have 
an opportunity to present to the Rules Committee, through 
the accredited delegates of his organization, his ideas for 
the perfection of a uniform code of laws for athletics. 

That the Rules Committee may have sufficient time to 
classify and act upon these suggestions, in order to have 
them ready for final action at the next meeting of the 
Federation, in 1914, they should be forwarded promptly 
to the Secretary of the Rules Committee. Mr. James E. 
Sullivan, 21 Warren Street, New York, N. Y., U. S. A., 
to reach him not later than March 1, 1914. 

All information regarding the proceedings of the Berlin 
Congress — minutes, organization, etc. — will be furnished 
by Mr. J. S. Edstrom, President, and Mr. Kristian Hell- 
strom, Secretary, of the International Amateur Athletic 
Federation, Malmskillnadsgatan 25B, Stockholm, Sweden. 

James E. Sullivan. 

President Rules Committee, 
International Amateur Athletic Federation. 



Invitation of Provisional Committee 

Provisional Committee 

for the purpose of forming an 

International Amateur Athletic Federation. 

Stockholm, June, 1913. 

Postal Address: Internationella Idrottsfederationen, 
Postal c Aaare^ Kristiau Hellstr5nij Stockholm. 

Telegraphic Address: "Athletics," Stockholm. 
tt t? w ThP Crown Prince of Sweden; President, J. S. EdstrOm, 

°™< H^irs $%£*-• James 

Postal Address: Internationella Idrottsfederationen, 

Malmskillnatlsgatan 25 B, Stockholm. 

Telegraphic Address: "Athletics." Stockholm. 

PnH Diem Germany S. StanKoviis>, iiuugdi. , e . _"• * 
UrSted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; 
James E. Sullivan, United States. 

Gentlemen : 

In accordance with the resolution adopted at the : Con- 
fess of delegates from various countries, held in btock- 
holm, July 17, 1912, for the purpose of forming an Inter- 
national Amateur Athletic Federation the Provisional 
Committee has the honor to invite you to take part m a 
Congress that will begin on 

Thursday, August 21, WIS, at 11 A. M., 

in the "Preussisches Abgeordneterihaus" Berlin, 

for the purpose of renewing the discussion of the question 

of forming an International Amateur Athletic Federation 

and the deliberations on other matters in connection with 

this subiect. TTT , , . 

The Provisional Committee will meet on Wednesday 
August 20, 11 A. M., at the same place. 



The functions of the Federation will be restricted to 
the following points: 

1. To draw up and agree to rules and regula- 
tions for international competitions in 
athletics : 

2. To register World's, Olympic and National 
records ; 

3. To draw up a common amateur definition 
for international athletic competitions. 

Every governing National Association for Athletics has 
the right to send up to five representatives to the Congress 
in question, but only two of these shall have the right to 
vote. 

At the same time we have pleasure in enclosing a copy 
of the Draft 'Rules as proposed by us, which will be laid 
before the Congress after having been discussed at the 
meeting of the Provisional Committee. 

Proposals concerning questions which it is wished to 
have placed on the Agenda should be sent in to us not 
later than Friday, August 1. 

While expressing our liveliest hopes that your Associa- 
tion will be represented at the Congress, we venture to 
emphasize the necessity of your informing us, at the earliest 
possible date, of the names and addresses of your repre- 
sentatives. 

Please address all your communications on the subject 
as above. 

Yours very faithfully, 

For the PROVISIONAL COMMITTTEE— 
J. S. Edstrom, President, 
Kristian Hellstrom, Hon. Secretary. 



Minutes 

of the Inaugural Meeting of the International Amateur 
Athletic Federation, held in the " Preussiches 
Abgeordnetenhaus in Berlin/' August 20-23, 1913. 

DELEGATES PRESENT. 

Australasia W. M. Barnard (proxy). 

Austria . '. Robert Deutsch. 

Herman Wrasclitil. 

Belgium J. M. Willig (proxy). 

Canada S.-Gk Moss (proxy). 

Denmark Arne Hojme. 

S. Langkjaer. 

Egypt . . . .Frantz Eeichel (proxy). 

Finland Joh. Fr. Blomqvist. 

Lauri Pihkala. 

Prance Frantz Reichel. 

J. M. Willig. 

Germany J. Runge. 

F. Burger. 
V. Malessa. 
J. W. Meyerhof. 

Hungary Szilard Stankovits. 

Dr. Eugen von. Szerelemhegyi. 

Norway Trygve Lie. 

South Africa . . . Captain W. Wetherell. 

Sweden J. S. Edstrom. 

Leop. Englund. 
Kristian Hellstrom. 

Switzerland W. Glenck. 



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United King- 
dom of Great W. M. Barnard. 
Britain and S. G-. Moss. 
Ireland G. V. A. Schofield. 

United States Gustavus T. Kirby. 
of America . . . J. B. Maccabe. 

James E. Sullivan. 

Col. Robert M. Thompson. 

Associations Represented. 

Australasia Amateur Athletic Union of 

Australasia. 

Austria Osterreichischer Leichtathletik- 

Verband. 

Belgium Ligue Beige d'Athletisme. 

Canada Amateur Athletic Union of 

Canada. 

Denmark Dansk Athletik-Forbund. 

Egypt Union Internationale des So- 
cieties Sportives d'Egypte. 

Finland Finlands Gymnastik- & Idrotts- 

forbund. 

France Union des Societes Franchises 

de Sports Athletiques. 

Germany Deutsche Sport Behorde fur 

Athletik. 

Hungary Magyar Athletikai Szovotsog. 

Norway Gorges Turn- og Idractsf or- 

bund. 

South Africa . . . South African Amateur Ath- 
letic and Cycling Association. 



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Sweden Svenska Idrottsf orbundet. 

Switzerland Athletischer Ausschuss der 

Schweizerischen Football-As- 
sociation. 

United King- 
dom of Great 
Britain and 
Ireland Amateur Athletic Association. 

United States Amateur Athletic Union of the 
of America, . . . United States. 

During some of the sessions, Major Kortegarn followed 
the proceedings, on behalf of the German War Department. 

The Congress also decided to allow members of the Press 
to be present. 

Agenda. 

1. Reception of the delegates to the Congress by 
"Deutsche Sport-Behorde fiir Athletik." 

2. Opening of the Congress by the President of the Pro- 
visional Committee, J. S. Edstrom. Esq. 

3. Election of a Chairman for the Congress. 

4. Election of a Secretary for the Congress. 

5. Calling over the names of the delegates present. 

6. Adoption of official languages to be used at the Con- 
gress. 

7. Eeading of the minutes of the previous meeting. 

8. Discussion of the fundamental principles for the for- 
mation of the Federation. 

9. Voting on the question of the formation of the Fed- 
eration. 

10. Discussion of, and voting on the adoption of the 



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rules and regulations proposed by the Provisional Com- 
mittee. 

11. Voting on questions to which the eventual adoption 
of the rules and regulations may give rise, or on other mat- 
ters that may arise from the formation of the Federation. 

12. Discussion concerning the working plan. 

13. Choice of time and place for the next Congress. 

14. Conclusion of the Congress. 



SECTION 1. 

Herr Runge (Germany), on behalf of the "Deutsche 
Sport-Behorde fur Athletik," extended a hearty welcome 
to the delegates. 

SECTION 2. 

The President of the Provisional Committee, Herr J. S. 
Edstrom (Sweden), opened the Congress in the name of 
the said Committee, expressing a hope that the work of 
the Congress would be successful. 

SECTIONS 3 AND 4. 

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY OF THE MEETING. 

Monsieur Reichel (France) proposed the election of 
Herr J. S. Edstrom as Chairman, and Herr Kristian Hell- 
strom as Secretary, of the meeting. This proposal, sec- 
onded by Col. Thompson (IT. S. A.), Mr. Schoneld (IT. K.), 
and Herr Runge (Germany), was adopted unanimously. 

SECTION 5. 

READING OF NAMES OF DELEGATES. 

The names of the delegates present were read, and the 
delegates introduced to the Congress by rising from their 
seats. In all, 16 countries were represented by a total of 
27 delegates. 



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SECTION 6. 

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES AT THE CONGRESS. 

English, French and German were chosen as the official 
languages at the Congress. 

SECTION 7. 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES. 

It was moved by Mr. Sullivan (U. S. A.), and seconded 
by Mr. Schofield (U. K.), that the minutes of the meeting 
held in Stockholm on July 17th, 1912, to be confirmed. 

This motion was carried unanimously. 

SECTION 8. 

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES. 

The Chairman recapitulated in brief the results of the 
discussion at the meeting of the Provisional Committee 
on the previous day, with regard to the fundamental prin- 
ciples of the proposed Federation. Monsieur Keichel 
(France) had suggested that the new Federation should 
govern professional, as well as amateur athletic sports, the 
only way to prevent the growth of professionalism being 
to control it, as otherwise any newspaper or private body 
might arrange professional championships, etc., to any 
extent, whereas this Federation ought to have power to 
fix the venues and times for such championships. This 
proposal had been opposed by all the other nations, it being 
considered that the relations between professional and ama- 
teur sports should be settled by the governing Associations 
in each country. In consequence of this opposition, Mon- 
sieur Keichel had withdrawn his proposal for the present. 

The Congress hereupon decided that the Federation 
should deal with amateur athletic track and field sports 

onl y- SECTION 9. 

FORMATION OF THE FEDERATION. 

Herr Runge (Germany) spoke strongly in favor of the 
Federation being formed^ the neeed of it being now greater 



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than ever. Since the meeting in Stockholm last year, all 
the various Associations have had a fresh opportunity of 
considering the question of the formation of the Federa- 
tion, and there was now no reason for any further delay. 
He further expressed the hope that the decision for the 
formation of the Federation would be unanimous, and 
moved that the Federation now^be formed. 

The motion, supported by Mr. Schofield (TT. K.), as 
well as by Messrs. Kirby and Sullivan (U. S. A.), was car- 
ried unanimously, and the Chairman, amid applause, de- 
clared the new Federation formed. 

SECTION 10. 

• STATUTES FOR THE FEDERATION. 

Statutes for the Federation, as proposed by the Pro- 
visional Committee, were placed before the Congress. A 
special Committee was appointed to alter the said statutes 
in accordance with the results of the discussion, the new 
proposals being afterwards considered finally carried 
(Appendix 1). 

SECTION 11. 

NEXT CONGRESS. 

At the invitation of Monsieur Reichel (France), it was 
unanimously decided that the next Congress should take 
place in Paris in 1914, about four day? before the meeting 
of the International Olympic Committee. 

( President Edstrom will announce later the time and 
place of next meeting of Federation.) 

SECTION 12. 

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETI- 
TIONS IN AMATEUR FIELD AND TRACK ATHLETICS. 

The Chairman stated that the Provisional Committee 
at its meeting on the previous day had unanimously voted 
in favor of the adoption of standard rules and reorula- 



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tions for amateur athletic track and field sports to apply- 
to international meetings, thus enabling athletes from dif- 
ferent countries to meet each other for the future on a 
perfectly equal footing. 

Col. Thompson (U. S. A.), seconded by Mr. Schofield 
(U. K.), moved that the Chairman should appoint a special 
Committee to draw up draft rules. 

This was carried, and at the next session of the Con- 
gress, the President appointed the following gentleme :i 
members of the said Committee : 

President — Mr. James E. Sullivan. 
Members — Messrs. F. Burger. 

Leop. Englund 
G. V. A. Schofield. 
S. Stankovits. 

Between the sessions, the said Committee drafted rules 
as desired, and at the close of the Congress the following 
decision was come to : 

Duplicate copies of these rules shall be made as soon as 
possible under the direction of Mr. James E. Sullivan 
(U. S. A.) and sent to all the members of the Federation 
(the governing National Associations affiliated) for con- 
sideration, and for proposal of alterations. Mr. Sullivan, 
after receiving these proposals, shall duplicate them and 
send copies for consideration to the members of the Rules 
Committee in good time before the Congress in Paris. The 
members of the Committee shall then meet in Paris next 
year, one week before the Congress, for the purpose of 
considering the proposed alterations, after which, the Con- 
gress of the Federation will finally decide on, and adopt, 
the revised rules. 

The Congress decided to propose to the meeting of the 
International Olympic Committee at Paris next year that 
it should accept these rules for competitions in field and 
track athletics at future Olympic Games. 

At the end of the sessions, Mr. Schofield (IT. K.) asked 



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to be allowed to withdraw, and to be replaced on the Com- 
mittee by his colleague, Mr. Moss, a request that the Chair- 
man at once granted. 

The President also appointed Monsieur Willig (France) 
as a member of the Committee, so that the body now con- 
sists of the following gentlemen : 

President — James E. Sullivan (TJ. S. A.). 
Members — J. M. Willig ( France). 
F. Burger (Germany). 
S. Stankovits (Hungary). 
Leop. Englund (Sweden). 
S. G. Moss (U.K.). 

SECTION 13. 

STANDARD PROGRAMME FOR OLYMPIC GAMES. 

At the request of the Provisional Committee, it was 
decided to draft a Standard Programme for competitions in 
field and track athletics at future Olympic Games, to be 
submitted to the International Olympic Committee for 
their decision in the matter. For this purpose, a special 
Committee was formed, the following gentlemen being 
appointed: James E< Sulliyan (IJ . S . A.). 

J. M. Willig (France). 

F. Burger (Germany). 

V. Malessa (Germany). 

S. Stankovits (Hungary). 

Leop. Englund Sweden). 

S. G. Moss (U. K.). 

V. G. A. Schofield (U.K.). 

SECTION" 14. 

AMATEUR STATUTES. 

The President had appointed the following gentlemen 
to act as a special Committee for the purpose of drawing up 
proposals for amateur statutes : 



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Chairman— Joh. Runge (Germany). 

Members— Lauri Pihkala (Finland). 
Frantz Reichel (France). 
W. Wetherell (South Africa). 
W. M. Barnard (U. K.). 
Gustavus T. Kirby (U. S. A.). 

This Committee drafted statutes which were read at the 
Congress, and which are to be submitted for final discus- 
sion and adoption at the Congress of the Federation m 
Paris, 1914. ^Herr Runge (Germany) has the task ot 
making duplicate of the same and sending copies to all 
the members of the Federation. The Congress will then 
assemble in Paris some days before the meeting of the 
International Olympic Committee to draw up definite stat- 
utes, which shall also be sent in to the International Olym- 
pic Committee. 

SECTION 15. 

RECORDS. 

The Committee appointed for drafting standard rules 
and regulations (see Section 12) was empowered to draw 
up stipulations for records, as well as to investigate and 
past, present and future records according to both the jnetric 
and the English measurements. The President of the 
Committee shall report to the Paris Congress of 1914 and 
from time to time, forward a list of records entered to all 
members of the Federation. 

SECTION 16. 

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND HON. SECRETARY-TREASURER. 

Monsieur Reichel (France) proposed, and Mr. Scho- 
field (U. K.), Col. Thompson (U. S. A.), and Herr Runge 
(Germany) seconded, the election of Herr J. S. Edstrom 
(Sweden) as President of the Federation. The motion 
was carried unanimously, amid applause. 

Monsieur Reichel (France) also proposed the election of 



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Herr Kristian Hellstrom (Sweden) as Hon. Secretary- 
Treasurer. This motion was supported by the same sec- 
onders and was carried by»acclamation. 

Herr Hellstrom thanked the members of the Congress 
for this expression of their confidence, but feared that 
pressure of business or. eventually, his leaving Sweden 
would very probably prevent him acting until the conclu- 
sion of the four years' period. The President was then 
empowered to appoint another Honorary Secretary-Treas- 
urer, resident in Sweden, in the event of Herr Hellstrom' s 
retirement. 

SECTION 17. 

ELECTION OF COUNCIL. 

In addition to the President and the Hon. Secretary- 
Treasurer, the following delegates were elected members of 
the Council until the Congress of 1914: 

Frantz Reichel (France). 
Carl Diem (Germany). 
S. Stankovits (Hungary). 
P. L. Fisher (IT. K.). 
James E. Sullivan (U. S. A.). 

SECTION 18. 

STANDARD ATHLETIC IMPLEMENTS. 

Herr Stankovits (Hungary) moved as follows: 

"Resolved, That the International Amateur Ath- 
letic Federation recommend the adoption of a 
uniform set of athletic implements for interna- 
tional field and track competitions, and that Mr. 
Sullivan, as Chairman of the Sub-Committee for 
Standard Eules and Regulations, be requested to 
secure designs for same from a reliable manufac- 
turer of athletic goods, and submit the same to 
the Congress' of the Federation at Paris in 1914; 
and be it further 



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"Resolved, That, after the approval by the Fed- 
eration of a standard set of implements, each 
and every member of the Federation shall be 
entitled to one pattern-specimen of each imple- 
ment, stamped and approved by the Chairman of 
the Rules Committee." 

This was seconded by Mr. Schofield (U. K.), Herr 
Deutsch (Austria), and Herr Englund (Sweden), and was 
carried unanimously. 

SECTION 19. 

INTERNATIONAL MEETING AT SAN FRANCISCO IN 1915. 

Mr. Sullivan (U. S. A.), as Director of Athletics at the 
Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco 
in 1915, extended a most cordial invitation to athletes all 
over the world to participate in the Sports of the said 
Exposition, which are to be held at intervals from the 
beginning of February to the end of December. Mr. Sul- 
livan expressed the hope that every nation affiliated to the 
Federation would be represented, even if only by a few of 
their best athletes. The American athletes have always 
been willing to take part in European athletic meetings, 
and the speaker felt certain that European athletes would 
respond in the same hearty manner, especially as these 
Sports would, in some degree, be trials for the Olympic 
Games at Berlin in 1916. 

On the proposal of the Chairman, it was decided to enter 
Mr. Sullivan's invitation in the minutes. 

At the end of the Congress, the said Committee submit- 
ted the proposal given in Appendix 2. 

During the discussion that followed, Herr Blomqvist 
(Finland) moved the inclusion in the programme of 
Throwing the Discus, Greek style. This motion, how- 
ever, was not seconded. 

It was proposed by Herr Blomqvist. and seconded by 
Herr Langkjaer (Denmark) and Herr Englund (Sweden), 



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that the following competitions should form part of the 
programme : 

Throwing the Discus, Throwing the Javelin, 
and Putting the Weight — all with both left and 
right hands. 

The motion was rejected. 

Herr Runge (Germany), seconded by Herr Deutsch 
(Austria) and Herr M^yerhof (Germany), proposed the 
removal of Walking competitions from the programme. 

A second proposal was made by the Hon. Secretary for 
the non-inclusion of the Walking Eace, 3.000 meters, but 
for the retention of the 10,000 meters event. 

Mr. Sullivan (U. S. A.) moved, and Mr. Schofield (U. 
K.) seconded, the adoption of the standard programme 
unchanged. This was carried by 8 votes to 6 (Appen- 
dix 3). 

This decision disposed of the motions made by Herr 
Runge and the Hon. Secretary. 

With regard to the Modern Pentathlon, it was decided, 
on proposal of the Chairman, to request the international 
federations governing the other branches of sport included 
in the said competition, to elect one representative each 
for the purpose of forming a special Committee, the said 
Committee to meet in 1914, before the Olympic Congress. 
The motion, seconded by Mr. Sullivan (U. S. A.), was 
agreed to. 

SECTION 20. 

CONCLUSION OP THE MEETING. 

Herr Runge (Germany), on behalf of the "Deutsche 
Sport-Behorde fur Athletik" and the German delegates, 
desired to thank the members of the Congress for the 
interest manifested by them during the Congress, and for 
the spirit in which everything had been carried out. He 
especially wished to thank the Chairman, of whom everyone 



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felt justly proud, lor the extremely able manner in which 
he had conducted the proceedings, and he was sure that, in 
saying this, he merely expressed the feelings of everyone 
present. 

Mr. Schofield (U. K.) had much pleasure in seconding 
this vote of thanks to Herr Edstrom, who, he felt sure they 
were all agreed, had proved an ideal Chairman and had 
certainly endeared himself to everyone. It had been a 
strenuous and trying time for all, but infinitely more for 
the Chairman, who had been all things to all men. He had 
acted with great dignity, and it was greatly due to his 
personality that the meeting had obtained such good results. 

On the proposal of Mr. Kirby (IT. S. A.), who also sec- 
onded the motion, all the delegates present showed their 
approval of the proposed vote of thanks by rising from 
their seats. 

Herr Edstrom, in. responding to the vote of thanks, said 
that it had given him great pleasure that, after some diffi- 
culties had been overcome, the Congress had happily result- 
ed in the formation of the Federation. It was the first 
time in the history of athletics that representatives from 
so many nations had met in undisturbed harmony to debate 
such vital questions. The discussions held, and the reso- 
lutions adopted, could not but be to the advantage of Field 
and Track Athletics in general. For himself, he had met 
with every evidence of good-will and friendship on the part 
of the delegates, and he begged to thank them heartily for 
it. One duty still remained to him as President of the 
Provisional Committee, and that was to tender his thanks 
to Herr Hellstrom, who, as Hon. Secretary of the Pro- 
visional Committee, had borne most of the heat and burden 
of the day during the year of preparation for the Con- 
gress, and it gave him the greatest pleasure to call on the 
other delegates to express these thanks in the usual way. 
The vote of thanks to the Hon. Secretary-Treasurer, which 
was seconded by Mr. Schofield (IT. K.) and Mr. Kirby 



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(U. S. A.), was then put, and carried unanimously, all 
present rising in their places to signify their acquiescence. 

Herr Hellstrom thanked the members of the Congress 
for their kindness. It had, he said, been a great pleasure to 
contribute in some slight degree to the formation of this 
important Federation, and nothing would afford him 
greater satisfaction than to be able — as, however, he greatly 
feared he would not — to continue his labors in the post to 
which he had been elected. Should this be the case, he 
could assure them that he would do his best to promote the 
interests of the Federation. 

Mr. Kirby (U. S. A.) begged to express the thanks of 
the delegates to their German hosts, the "Deutsche Sport- 
Behorde fiir Athletik," to the Gennan Olympic Commit- 
tee, and also to the Government, which had been officially 
represented, for the excellence of the arrangements made for 
the convenience of the Congress, and for the extreme kind- 
ness and hospitality shown to all the delegates. 

Mr. Schofield (U. K.) and Herr Edstrom (Sweden) sec- 
onded the motion, which was carried unanimously, all the 
delegates rising in their places. 

This concluded the proceedings. 

Ut. supra, 

Kristian Hellstrom. 

Hon. Secretary. 

Eead and approved. 

J S. Edstrom, President. 



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Statutes of the International Amateur 
Athletic Federation 

RULE 1. 

TITLE. 

The International Amateur Athletic Federation em- 
braces the governing Athletic Associations of the various 
nations that accept the rules and regulations of the Inter- 
national Amateur Athletic Federation. Only one Asso- 
cition may represent a nation. 

Note. — In these rules such Athletic Association is termed 
"member of the Federation." 

RULE 2. 

OBJECTS OF THE FEDERATION. 

The objects of the Federation shall be : 

(a) To compile and subscribe to the rules and regula- 
tions of the Federation governing international competition 
in amateur field and track athletics. 

(b) To pass upon and register World's amateur records 
in field and track athletics. 

(c) To establish a definition of the term amateur, ap- 
plicable to international competition in field and track 
athletics. 

RULE 3. 

CONGRESSES. 

Each member of the Federation may be represented by 
not more than five (5) delegates. Each Association shall 
have one (1) vote only. 

A member of the Federation can only be represented by 
its delegates. The same delegate may only represent one 
member of the Federation. A delegate must be a citizen 
of the nation he represents. 



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The Congress shall convene biennially, after the year 
1914, and the President of the Federation shall preside at 
all meetings. 

The Congress only shall have power to amend and draft 
rules and regulations. 

The President, Hon. Secretary and Members of the 

Council shall serve until their successors are elected and 

inducted to office. 

K U Lib!/ 4. 

REPORTS AND FINANCES. 

The President, Hon. Secretary and Council shall sub- 
mit a report and balance sheet to the Congress on the con- 
dition and finances of the Federation, and the Congress 
shall pass on and audit said report and balance sheet, and 
also devise ways and means for the adoption and passing 
of the budget. ' RULE g 

COUNCIL. 

The Council, which shall be chosen by the Congress, shall 
consist of the President, the Honorary Secretary and five 
other members elected from different nations. 

The President and Honorary Secretary shall be elected 
for a term of four years; they shall reside in the same 
country. The five members of the Council shall be elected 
for terms of two years after 1914. 

In case of a vacancy occurring in the Council, said va- 
cancy shall be filled by the member of the Federation with 
which retiring member of Council was identified. 

The Council shall administer the affairs of the Federation, 
inform the members of all penalties imposed by any mem- 
ber, shall register all records, settle all urgent affairs of 
general interest, and prepare and summon the Congress, 
the venue and time of which have been decided by the pre- 
ceding Congress. 

All records and communications shall be written or 
printed in the three official languages: English, German, 
and French. 



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The Council may summon special Congresses, provided 
five members give notice in writing to the Honorary Secre- 
tary that they desire such Congress, and stating their rea- 
sons for same. On receiving such notice, the Honorary 
Secretary must summon the Congress to meet within three 
months after receipt of the said notice. 

In cases of great importance, requiring immediate set- 
tlement, the Council shall have power to summon an 
Extraordinary Congress of the Federation. 

RULE 6. 

MEMBERSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY. 

The governing Athletic AssoeiatioTi in each of the fol- 
lowing nations shall be eligible Tor membership in the Fed- 
eration : * 

Russia 
Servia 

South Africa 
Spain 
Sweden 
Switzerland 
Turkey 

United Kingdom 
of Great Britain 
and Ireland 
United States of 
America 

Applications for membership in the Federation shall be 
submitted to the Council, who, after investigation, shall 
submit same to the Congress for election. 

Any new member may be admitted by a majority vote 
of the members represented at the Congress. 

During the interim between sessions of the Congress 
the Council is empowered to elect provisionally such 
ruling bodies as they may deem fit. 



Argentine Repul 


lie Germany 


Australasia 


Greece 


Austria 


Holland 


Belgium 


Hungary 


Brazil 
Bulgaria 
( lanada 
Chile 


Italy 
Japan 
Luxemburg 
Mexico 


China 
Denmark 


Norway 
Peru 


Egypt 
Finland 


Portugal 
Eoumania 



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RULE 7. f 

RECOGNITION. 

Associations affiliated with the Federation shall acknowl- 
edge each other as the only legislative authorities for Ath- 
letics in the respective countries, and as the only organi- 
zations authorized to regulate international agreements in 
athletics. 

EULE 8. 

DISQUALIFICATION. 

A disqualification adjudged in proper form by a mem- 
ber of the Federation shall also be binding on all the other 
countries represented in the Federation, and shall have 
power by a simple information by the member in question. 
The members of the Federation representing the 
United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland,. Canada, Australasia, and South Africa 
are exempted from rules 7 and 8 until the Congress 
of 1916. They are bound, however, to recognize in 
the other countries the Associations which are mem- 
bers of this Federation. 

EULE 9. 

INTERNATIONAL FIELD AND TRACK MEETINGS. 

An international field and track meeting is either arranged 
between two or more members of the Federation or arranged 
by or with the sanction of one member only provided other 
members of the Federation or clubs belonging to such 
members are invited to take part in the meeting. 

A national championhip open to all amateur athletes 
is not an international meeting. 

At all international meetings the rules and regulations 
of the Federation shall apply. 

The right to arrange or sanction international meetings 
is exclusively reserved to the members of the Federation. 

No athlete of any nation shall be permitted to represent 



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his nation in any meeting other than those sanctioned or 
arranged by a member of this Federation. 

* Any athlete desirous of competing in any foreign 
country must make application to this governing body for 
a permit to compete, and no member of this Federation 
shall allow any foreign athlete to compete unless he pre- 
sents a letter signed by the proper official of the members 
of the Association of his country, certifying that he is an 
amateur and eligible to compete. 

At international competitions, a member of this Feder- 
ation may be represented only by a native born or natural- 
ized subject of the nation which the member in question 
represents. 

RULE 10. 

CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE WORLD. 

The competitions of the Olympic Games only shall be 
regarded as Championships of the World in the respective 
branches of field and track sports. 

No other Championship of the World may be held in 
addition to these, whether under the title of Champion- 
ships of the World, European Championships, American, 
or Asiatic Championships, or any other name of the kind. 
The Committee, however, may decide on and grant excep- 
tions to this rule. 

Every member of the Federation shall have the. right to 
hold its national championships according to its own rules 
and regulations. 

RULE 11. 

SUBSCRIPTION. 

The annual subscription shall be £5 for each National 
Association. 



* This provision shall not be applicable to the relations between 
the members of this Federation representing the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland on the one hand and the United 
States of America on the other, and this provision shall hold 
good until the Congress of 1916. 



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AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE 
INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION 

S0CIEDAD SPORTIVA ARGENTINA. 

Baron Antonio de Marchi, President, Tucuman 444, 
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 

Amateur Athletic Union of Australasia. 

E. S. Marks, Hon. Seer., Cliff Lodge, Victoria Street, 
Sydney, N. S. W., Australien. 

Ligue Belge d'Athletisme. 

30, Rue Lesbroussart, Bruxelles, Belgien. 

Amateur Athletic Union of Canada. 

Norton H. Crow, Hon. Seer., 22. College Street, 
Toronto, Ont, Canada. 

Federation Sportiva Nacional de Chili. 
Amunategui 7, Santiago cle Chile, Chile. 

Dansk Atletik-Forbund. 

C. F. Gardes, Allee 9, Hellerup, Danmark. 

Union Internationale des Societes Sportives Egyp- 

TIENNES. 

A. Ch. Bolanachi, President, 3, Eue Mahmoud-el- 
Falaki, Alexandrie, Egypten. 

Amateur. Athletic Association. 

P. L. Fisher, Hon. Secretary, 10. John Street, Adelphi, 
London, W. C, England. 

Finlands Gymnastik- och. Idrottsforbund. 

Lektor Ivar Wilskman, Kopmangatan 2, Helsingfors, 
Finland. 

Finlands Svenska Gymnastik- och Idrottsforbund. 
Redaktor Uno Westerholm, Kristiansgatan 5, Helsing- 
fors. Finland. 

Union des Societes Francaises de Sports Athletiques. 
Pierre Roy, 34, Rue de Provence, Paris, Frankrike. 



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Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. 

James E. Sullivan, Secretary-Treasurer, 21, Warren 
Street, New York. X. Y., Forenta Staterna. 

Union des Societies Helleniques d'Athletisme et de 
Gymnastique. 

Rue de l'Universite 13, Athens, Grekland 

Nederlandsche Athletiek Unie. 

J. Stoop, Kalf jeslaan 45 d. Amsterdam, Holland. 

Federazione Italiana Degli Sports Atletici. 
Bom, Italien. 

Hongkong Amateur Athletic Association. 
Hongkong, Ivina. 

Federation des Societes Luxembourgeoises de Sports 
Athletiques. 

N. Schaul, Luxemburg, Luxemburg. 

Club Atletico Internacional. 

P 0. Box 4546, Mexico, Mexico. 

Norges Turn- og Idraets-Forbund. 

St. Olavsgade 26, Kristiania, Norge. 

New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. 

Christchurch, Nya Zealand. 

Russischer Landesverband fur Leicht-Athletik. 

Georges Duperron, Alexandroffsky Prosp. 21, St. 
Petersburg, Ryssland. 

Serbischer Leichtathletischer Verband. 

Ingenieur Andreas Jovitsch, Rue Svetogorska 29, Bel- 
grad, Serbien. 

Athletischer Ausschuss der Schweizerischen Foot- 
ball-Association. 

Caspar Escherhaus. Zurich, Schweiz. 



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The South African Amateur Athletic and Cycling 
Association. 

G-. Alsop, Secretary, P. 0. Box 421, Johannesburg, 
Transvaal, Sydafrika. 

Deutsche Sport Behorde fur Athletik. 

Geschaftsstelle, Ziegelstrasse 3, 1. Berlin, N 24, Tysk- 
land. 

Magyar Athletikai Szovetseg. 

Centralstadthaus, Budapest, Ungern. 

OSTERREICHISCHER LeICHT-AtHLETIK-VeRBAND. 

Ernst Wengraf, Hardtgasse 32, Wien XIX, Osterrike. 



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Proposed Standard Programme for 

Amateur Field and Track Athletics 

at Future Olympic Games 

100 meters flat. 

200 meters flat. 

400 meters flat. 

800 meters flat. 
1,500 meters Flat. 
5,000 meters flat. 
10,000 meters flat. 

Marathon Eace (40,200 meters = about 25 miles). 
Steeple Chase, 3,000 meters. 
Hurdle Eace, 110 meters. 
Hurdle Eace, 400 meters. 
Walking Eace, 3,000 meters. 
Walking Eace, 10.000 meters. 
Eunning High Jump. 
Eunning Broad Jump. 
Eunning Hop, Step, and Jump. 
Pole Jump. 
Throwing the Javelin (with the Javelin held in the middle), 

best hand. 
Throwing the Discus, best hand. 
Putting the Shot, 16 lbs., best hand. 
Throwing the Weight, 56 lbs. 
Throwing the Hammer. 

Pentathlon, comprising : 
Eunning Broad Jump. 
Throwing the Javelin (with the Javelin held in the 

middle), best hand. 
200 meters Flat. 

Throwing the Discus, best hand. 
1,500 meters Flat. 



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Decathlon, comprising: 
100 meters Flat. 
Running Broad Jump. 
Putting the Weight, best hand. 
Running High Jump. 
400 meters Flat. 
Hurdle Race, 110 meters. 
Throwing the Discus, best hand. 
Pole Jump 
Throwing the Javelin (with the Javelin held in the 

middle), best hand. 
1,500 meters Flat. 

Relay Race, 400 meters. 

Teams of 4, each man to run 100 meters. 

Relay Race, 1,600 meters. 

Teams of 4, each man to run 400 meters. 

Team Race, 3,000 meters. 
5 to run, 3 to count. 

Tug-of-War, Teams of 8. 

Cross Country Race, 10,000 meters. 
Individual and Team Race. 

Modern Pentathlon. 

The above list of events was reported by a special com- 
mittee to the Congress and adopted. 



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Report of Special Committee on the 
Framing of Athletic Rules 



President Edstrbm appointed a special committee on the 
framing of athletic rules. This committee held several 
sessions and made its report to the Congress on the final 
day. The President felt that there was so much to be done 
in connection with the rules it would be better judgment to 
have the report of the Committee on Athletic Rules made 
provisional — have them set up and submit same to each 
Federation for their approval or disapproval, alterations or 
additions; then to be returned to the Chairman of the 
Committee, 21 Warren Street, New York City. Then the 
Rules Committee will meet prior to the 1914 Convention of 
the Federation and present thereto the final draft of rules. 



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General Rules 



FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS. 

1 Beferee. 

If necessary, a Keferee for Field Events. 

2 or more Umpires. 

3 or more Judges. 

3 or more Field Judges. 

3 or more Timekeepers. 

1 or more Judge of Walking. 

1 Starter. 

1 Clerk of the Course. 

Scorers. 

Field Doctor. 

Press Steward. 

Assistants may be appointed if necessary. 

The judges shall be responsible for seeing that the proper 
distance of a race is covered, and who shall decide the order 
in which competitors finish in the competition. 

They shall also have power, in conjunction with the 
referee, to declare a race void or order it to be re-run if, in 
their opinion, the conduct of the competitor or competitors 
has prevented the race being properly contested. 

The referee shall decide in the event of a difference in 
opinion between the judges. The decision of the judges 
shall be final in all cases. 

All questions concerning the start shall be decided by 
the starter, who must recall a false start and penalize the 
offender or offenders as follows: 

(1) Back 1 meter. 

(2) Back 1 meter. 

(3) Disqualification. 

At all international meetings each association that enters 
a team shall receive a clear statement as to what language 



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the starter is to use, also what instructions he is to give to 
the men on the mark, as : — 

"Gentlemen, to your course;" 

"Get set"' 

Then wait for the report of the pistol. 

In all international races of a distance up to and includ- 
ing 400 meters, each competitor shall have a separate 
course measured the full length properly roped (white) 
and staked where the race is running on a straight path 
or around one or more curves. .,._ 

Each competitor shall keep in his respective position 
from start to finish and all races on straight away tracks 
On races with tracks of one or more turns he shall not 
cross to the final one until he is two meters m advance of 
his nearest competitor. 

No attendant shall accompany any competitor on the 
mark or in the race, nor shall any competitor be allowed, 
wfthout the permission of the Referee or Judges to receive 
^stance or refreshment from anyone during the progress 

of i vfice 

Any competitor wilfully Jostling or running across or 

obstructing another competitor so as to impede his progress 
shall forfeit his right to be in the competition, and shall not 
be awarded any position or prize that he would otherwise 
have been entitled to. . . ,, 

No competitor shall be allowed to rejoin a race after 
leaving the track either for the purpose of gaming a place 
or to pace or assist another competitor. 

In the heats the representatives of each nation shall be 
placed as far as possible in different heats, and the heats 
ch all be made up bv the committee. 

In International matches when fifteen compete, four 
shaU be allowed in the final round, and if thirty compete. 

fiVe in h all weighretnts the competitor must stay in the 
circle till his attempt is marked. 



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In all field events at the Olympic Games six men shall 
be allowed in the final trials. 

In all weight events, thrown from the circle, the com- 
petitor may touch the circle, and the circle is measured 
from the outside. 

The circle to be of metal, wood or rope, 7 feet in diam- 
eter. In the middle of the circumference, for shot putting, 
at the front half of the circle shall be placed a stop board 
4 feet long, 4 inches high, and shall be firmly fastened in 
the ground. 

I. The various competitions are confined exclusively to 
Amateurs. 

II. The entries from each "nation" in the different 
events will be limited in number, the maximum number 
being as a rule : 

For individual events 12 (six to start) 

For team events 1 team 

III. The amateur status of every competitor must be 
guaranteed by the association that governs in the country 
from which the competitor has entered. 

IV. The minimum age for competitors is 17 years, sub- 
ject to exceptions in special cases where the entry is accom- 
panied by a doctor's certificate testifying to his fitness. 

THE FINISH. 

The finish line shall be a line on the ground, drawn 
across the_track from finish post to finish post and the men 
shall be placed in the order in which any part of their 
bodies — i. e., "torso" — as distinguished from the head, 
arms, feet or hands, crosses such line. 

For the purpose of aiding the judges, but not as a finish 
line, there shall be stretched across the track at the finish, 
four feet above the ground, a line, which shall not be held 
by the judges, but fastened to the finish post at either side, 



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so it will always be at right angles to the course and per- 
pendicular to the ground. 

No competitor shall be considered to have finished unless 
his entire body shall have crossed the finish line. 

RECORDS. 

No record shall be accepted unless timed by at least three 
official timekeepers, or measured by at least three field 
judges. 

The Record Committee shall investigate every perform- 
ance to which their attention is called, and shall be empow- 
ered, in their discretion, to reject any record which shall 
not be supported by the affidavits of at least six witnesses, 
including the officials, certifying as to the place, time of 
day, state of weather, condition of path or field, force and 
direction of wind, level or grade of grounds, weight, meas- 
urement and material of implement, and correctness of 
announced time or distance. 



All races shall be started by the report of a pistol. 

All questions concerning the start shall be decided by 
the starter. . 

When any part of the body of the competitor shall touch 
the ground-in front of his mark before the starting signal 
is given, it shall be considered a false start. 

Penalties for false starting: 

(1) Back. 

(2) Back. 

(3) Disqualification. 

For all races up to and including 120 meters, the com- 
petitor shall be put back 1 meter for the first, another 
meter for the second attempt. In races over 120 meters 
and including 300 meters, 2 meters for the first and 
two meters for the second. In races over 300 meters and 
including 600 meters, 3 meters for the first and 3 meters 



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for the second. In races over 600 meters, and including 
1,000 meters, 4 meters for the first and 4 more for the 
second. In races over 1,000 and including 1,500 meters, 5 
meters for the first and five more for the second. In all 
races over 1,500 meters. 10 meters for the first, and 10 
meters for the second. In all cases the third false start 
shall disqualify the competitor from the event. 

The running track shall be measured 30 centimeters 
from the inside. There must be a border of board, rope, 
cement, or any other material, at least 3 centimeters in 
height. 

The direction of the running will be left hand inside. 

THROWING HAMMER. 

The head shall be a metal sphere and the handle shall be 
made of wire, which wire, except where fastend to the 
sphere or handle, shall be straight, and have no knots, 
loops or other imperfections therein. Such wire must be 
best grade spring steel wire not less than 1/8 of an inch 
in diameter, or No. 36 piano wire, the diameter of which 
is 102/1000 of an inch. If a loop grip is used it must be 
of rigid construction. The length of the complete imple- 
ment shall not be more than four feet, and its weight not 
less than sixteen pounds. Ball-bearings and swivel heads 
shall be allowed. 

All throws shall be made from a circle, 2.13 meters in 
diameter. 

All throws to be fair throws must fall within a 90 sector 
marked on the ground. 

A throw will be measured from the point at which the 
hammer head first strikes the ground to the cexiter of the 
circle, after which the distance is measured from the out- 
side of the circle. 

A fair throw shall be where no part of the body of the 
competitor touches the circle or the ground outside the 
circle, and the competitor must not leave the circle until 
his throw has been marked. 



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The circle to be of metal, wood or rope, 7 feet in diam- 
eter. In the middle of the circumference of the front half 
of the circle shall be placed a stop board 4 feet long, 4 
inches high, and shall be firmly fastened in the ground. 

In the running high jump, standing high jump, pole 
vault, or any other event where cross-bars and pegs are 
to be used, pegs shall be without rings and of uniform thick- 
ness and must not extend more than three inches from the 
pole. The cross-bar must be of wood, of uniform thickness 
throughout and without weights; the ends of the cross-bar 
must not project more than six inches beyond the pegs. 



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Special Rules 



JUMPING. 

RUNNING HIGH JUMP. 

(a) The competition shall start at a height of 160 centi- 
meters, and the bar shall be raised as the judge may decide. 

Three jumps are allowed at each height, and a failure 
at the third attempt shall disqualify. 

A competitor may commence at any height above the 
minimum height. He must, however, jump at every fol- 
lowing height until, according to (a), he has forfeited his 
right to compete further. 

A wooden bar will be used for the cross-piece. The 
cross-bar shall be of wood only and of uniform thickness 
throughout, and without weights. 

The maximum projection of the pegs shall be 3 inches 
from the uprights. 

The cross-bar shall be placed on pegs, and pegs to be 
without rings and notches and of uniform thickness 
throughout. 

The ends of the cross-bar shall not project more than 6 
inches from the pegs. 

Neither diving nor somersaulting over the bar shall be 
permitted. 

As soon as a competitor has made a spring in order to 
jump, this will be counted as a trial jump. 

If the competitor passes under the bar without having 
made an attempt, it is a "balk." Three "balks" will be 
counted as a full trial. 

All measurements shall be made perpendicularly from 
the ground to the upper side of the bar where it is lowest. 

If two or three competitors tie at a jump, their order 
shall be decided by re-jumping. 

All employment of weights is forbidden. 



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If the uprights are moved, they shall not be moved more 
than two feet in any direction, 

The take-off ground about the jump must be level. 

STANDING BROAD JUMP. 

(See rules for the Standing High Jump, as well as, 
where applicable, for the Running Broad Jump.) 

STANDING HIGH JUMP. 

The competition shall start with the bar at a height of 
130 centimeters. 

The feet of the competitor may be placed in any posi- 
tion, but shall leave the ground only once in making an 
attempt to jump. When the feet are lifted from the 
ground twice, or two springs are made in making the 
attempt, it shall count as one trial jump without result. 
A competitor may rock forward and backward, lifting 
heels and toes alternately from the ground, but he may 
not lift either foot clear from the ground or slide it along 
in anv direction on the ground. 

With these exceptions, the rules are similar to those for 
the Running High Jump. 

During a round the uprights shall not be moved. 

If the uprights are moved, they shall not be moved more 
than two feet in any direction. 

RUNNING BROAD JUMP. 

The length of the run is unlimited. 

Each competitor shall be allowed three jumps, and the 
three best' shall be allowed three more jumps. The farthest 
jump of these six jumps shall decide the order between the 
three. Jumps of the same length necessitate further jump- 
ing till a result is arrived at. 

The result of the further jumping determines only the 
relative position of those who are jumping again. 

If any competitor swerves aside at the taking off line, or 
crosses the taking-off line or the line extended, and touches 



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the ground in front of it with any part of his foot, such 
jump shall not be measured, but it shall be counted against 
the competitor as one jump. 

The jump shall be measured perpendicularly from the 
outside edge of the taking-off line to the nearest spot 
where any part of the competitor's body touches the 
ground; and it shall be of sea sand, if possible, and may 
be watered. 

The taking-off joist shall be of wood, colored white, 
5 inches wide and not less than 2.6 feet long, and shall be 
sunk flush with the ground. The ground shall be moved 
to the depth of 3 inches and the width of 12 inches in 
front of the taking-off line. 

In all other respects, the rules for the Eunning High 
Jump shall govern, where applicable. 

If possible the pit shall be of sea sand, and may be 
watered. 

HOP, STEP, AND JUMP. 

Only jumps with alternate feet are counted. 

The competitor shall first land upon the same foot, which 
he shall have taken off, the reverse foot shall be used for 
the second landing, and both feet shall be used for the 
third landing. 

In all other respects, the rules for the Eunning Broad 
Jump shall govern. 

POLE JUMP. 

(a) The competition shall start at a height of 3 meters, 
and the bar shall be elevated as the judges shall decide. 
Each competitor shall be allowed three jumps' at each 
height, and the competitor who fails at the third attempt 
ehall be disqualified. 

A competitor may commence at any height above the 
minimum height. He must, however, jump at every fol- 
lowing height until, according to (a), he has forfeited 
his right to compete further. 

A wooden bar will be used for the cross-piece. The 



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cross-bar shall be of wood only and of uniform thickness 
throughout, and without weights 

The maximum projection ot the pegs shall be 3 mcnc 

'The^Slrlhall be placed on pegs, and pegs to be 
w Iout rings and notches and of umiorm thickness 

th Thfe°nds of the cross-bar shall not project more than 6 
^trsrifa^^petitor has left the ground for the pur- 

"The^cCpetitors shall be allowed to make use of holes 
^competitor must not. in the moment that he makes a 

the men d tii e uprights arc moved, they shall not be moved 

■jump shall be level. 

J THROWING. 

THROWING THE DISCUS. 

The discus shall not he less than 2 kilogrammes (4 4 



TO Ss) in"nt, nd ™t lessen f centimeters (8J 
P T^ ^diameter- the thickness in the middle shall not 
inches) m diam etev ^ne thickness at the 



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All throws, to be valid, must fail within a 90 sector 
marked on the ground. 

The rim shall be of steel or iron and attached to the 
wood of discus, and measure 22 millimeters. The rim 
must be rounded. 

A throw will be measured from the point at which the 
discus first strikes the ground to the center of the circle, 
after which the distance is reckoned from the outer edge of 
circle. 

PUTTING THE WEIGHT. 

The weight of the shot shall not be less than 7.25 kilo- 
grammes. The shot shall be of iron and spherical. 

The weight shall be put from the shoulder with one 
hand only, and it must never be brought behind the 
shoulder. 

The put shall be made from a circle of 2.13 meters 
diameter. 

JAVELIN THRO WJ NG. 

The javelin shall be of wood with a sharp iron or steel 
point. It shall not be less than 800 grammes (1.6 pounds) 
in weight, and not less than 2.6 meters (8.5 feet) in 
length. The javelin shall, about the center of gravity, 
have a grip formed by a binding, 16 centimeters (6.3 
inches) broad, of whipcord, without thongs nor notches in 
the shaft, and shall have no other hold than the above- 
mentioned binding. 

The throwing shall take place from behind a scratch 
line, properly marked. 

The javelin must be held by the grip, and no other 
method of holding is admissible. 

No throw shall be counted in which the point of the 
javelin does not strike the ground before any part of the 
shaft. 

The throw is measured from the point at which the 
point of the javelin first strikes the ground perpendicu- 
larly to the scratch line or the scratch line produced. 



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THROWING A 25-KILOS WEIGHT. 

The weight shall be a metal sphere with a handle of any 
shaped material and must be firmly attached to the sphere. 
Their combined weight shall be at least 56 pounds and 
their combined height shall not be more than 16 inches. 

All throws shall be made from a circle 2.13 meters in 
diameter. 

In making his throw the competitor may assume any 
position he chooses and use both hands. 

In all weight events, thrown from the circle, the com- 
petitor may touch the circle and the circle is measured 
from the outside. 

COMBINED COMPETITIONS. 

PENTATHLON. 

The competition comprises the following events: Run- 
ning Broad Jump, Throwing the Javelin (with the javelin 
held in the middle, best hand), 200 meters flat race, Throw- 
ing the Discus (best hand), and 1,500 meters flat race. 
The events follow in the above-mentioned order. 

Three tries are allowed in both jumping and throwing. 

In the 209 meters flat race, groups of three men are 
formed by lot. If the number of runners is such that after 
the groups have been arranged, one man is over to run 
alone, one man shall be drawn by lot from among the 
remaining competitors to run against him. 

All compete in the first three events, in each of which 
the winner shall receive 1 point, the second man 2 
points, etc. 

The total points of the competitors are counted, and the 
twelve best (i. e., those with the lowest numbers of points) 
shall qualify to compete in the Discus Throwing. If the 
counting of the points results in a tie for the twelfth place, 
all such may start in the Discus Throwing. 

Points are counted according to the result obtained; in 
the event of a tie, the competitors need not compete again. 



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If thus two or more obtain the best result, these two each 
receive 1 point, and the next man 3 points, etc. 

The points of the competitors entitled to compete in the 
Discus Throwing shall then be counted again with refer- 
ence to their relative order in each of the first three series, 
their points being counted as if they alone had competed 
without reference to the placing of other competitors. The 
Discus Throwing and 1,500 meters flat are started and the 
points thus awarded. 

After the Discus Throwing, the six best compete in the 
1,500 meters flat race, in which the start is simultaneous. 

If more than one tie for the sixth place after the Discus 
Throwing, all such may compete in the 1,500 meters flat 
race. 

In the flat races, the time for each competitor shall be 
taken with three watches. 

The winner shall be the one who, on the completion of 
the 1,500 meters flat race, has obtained the lowest total 
points in the five competitions. 

If at the end of the competition one or more of the 
competitors obtain the same number of points, their 
respective positions shall be determined by the valuation 
of their result according to the Decathlon table. 



DECATHLON. 

The competition comprises the following events: 100 
meters flat, Running Broad Jump, Putting the Weight 
(best hand), Running High Jump, and 400 meters flat 
(on the first day) ; Hurdle Race (110 meters), Throwing 
the Discus (best hand), Pole Jump, Throwing the Javelin 
— with the javelin held in the middle — (best hand), and 
1,500 meters flat (on the following day). The events 
follow in the above mentioned order. 

Both in the 100 meters and 400 meters flat races, as well 
as in the hurdle race, three or four competitors start in 
each group. On the other hand, in the 1,500 meters race, 



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five or six shall start. However, the umpire shall have 
the right, in ease of necessity, to make alterations. 

The composition of the groups is decided by lot. 

The time for each competitor shall he taken with three 
watches. 

The winner shall be the one who has obtained the highest 
number of points in the ten divisions. 

For a result similar to the best result obtained at previous 
Olympic Games, 1,000 points will be awarded. Smaller 
results are valued in accordance with a special table which 
will be issued at a later date. If a result exceeds the best 
"Olympic" result, correspondingly higher points will be 
awa rdnd. 

RUNNING AND WALKING. 

MARATHON RACE. 

The Marathon Race will be run on high roads. The 
start and finish may be on the athletic grounds. 

Each competitor must send with his entry a medical 
certificate of fitness to take part in the race, and must 
further undergo a medical examination immediately pre- 
vious to the start, by the official doctors, whose report will 
be accepted by the committee, and if an entrant is not 
physically fit and the report, of the doctors so states, he 
wiil not be allowed to start. 

No competitor, either at the start or during the progress 
of the race, may take any so-called drugs on pain of imme- 
diate disqualification. 

Any competitor receiving assistance or refreshments of 
any description during the race shall be disqualified. 

A competitor must at once retire from the race if ordered 
to do so by a member of the medical staff, officially 
appointed. 

110-METER mmDLE RACE. 

On every course there shall be 10 hurdles, 1.06 meters 
high, with a distance between each flight of 9.14 meters. 



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A hurdle shall weigh 7 kilos, the base of each hurdle to 
be 50 centimeters in length. The top of hurdle shall be 
painted white. 

The distance from the scratch mark to the first hurdle 
shall be 13.72 meters; from the last hurdle to the winning 
post, 14.02 meters. 

In making a record it shall be necessary for the com- 
petitor to jump over every hurdle in its proper position 
and no record shall be allowed unless all the hurdles remain 
standing after the competitor clears them. A competitor 
knocking down three or more hurdles, or any portion of 
three or more hurdles in a race shall be disqualified. 

A competitor who trails his leg or foot alongside any 
hurdle shall be disqualified. 

Each competitor shall have his own lane of hurdles and 
shall keep to that lane throughout the race. 

400-METER HURDLE RACE. 

In the 400-meter hurdle race, there shall be 10 flights of 
hurdles. Hurdles to be 3 feet in height. The first hurdle 
shall be placed 45 meters, 49.213 yards from the scratch 
mark, and the remaining hurdles shall be 35 meters (38.277 
yards) from that distance. From the last hurdle to the 
winning post shall be 40 meters (43.745 yards). 

In making a record it shall be necessary for the com- 
petitor to jump over every hurdle in its proper position 
and no record shall be allowed unless all the hurdles remain 
standing after the competitor clears them. A competitor 
knocking down three or more hurdles, or any portion of 
three or more hurdles in a race shall be disqualified. 

A competitor who trails his leg or foot alongside any 
hurdle shall be disqualified. 

WALKING RACE. 

Each judge of walking shall have the power to disqualify 
a competitor when walking unfairly, who shall give to the 
competitor two cautions, on the third, disqualification. 



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For Walking Eaces, two or more judges of walking, who 
shall have power to appoint such assistants as they may 

d TcSon in the last 200 meters shall be the cause of 
disqualification. 

RELAY RACES. 

Tn relay races a round baton of wood is to be used* 12 
separate lane and each lane the full distance. 

TEAM RACE. 

Track team races shall be divided into trial heats and a 
final race, if necessary. 

CROSS COUNTRY RACE. 

The race shall be cross country on a course Properly 
lne race wi<tu " rliQ-l-anpe to be run shall be 

■ rZSslniKe strt and nnish may be within 

the athletic grounds. 



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The course must be properly marked with red flags to 
the left, white flags to the right, and must be observable 
from a distance of 125 meters. In all other respects, the 
laws of athletics shall prevail. 

STEEPLECHASE RACE — 3,000 METERS. 

The hurdle shall not be more than 3 feet (90 centi- 
meters). Each competitor shall go over or through the 
water and any one who steps to one side or the other of 
the jump, shall be disqualified. 

There shall be to each lap five jumps — a water jump, a 
wall, and three hurdles. The hurdle at the water jump 
shall be firmly fixed; height 90 centimeters. The wall 
jump shall be of solid stone and shall be 90 centimeters 
high and 30 centimeters thick. 

The competitor must clear each jump; in all, 30 jumps. 

A competitor may vault each obstacle. 



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Report of Special Committee on 
Amateur Statutes 



1. An amateur is one who competes only for the love of 

sport. 

2. Competing for money or any other pecuniary reward 

in any sport makes the competitor a professional in 
all sports. 

3. In track and field athletic sports one who knowingly 

competes with, or against, a professional, thereby 
becomes a professional. 

4. In the event of an amateur competing with, or against, 

a professional in sports other than track and field 
athletics, not for money and other pecuniary reward, 
then the member of the Federation to which the ath- 
lete belongs shall be the judge of such competitor's 
status according to its own rules, and its certificate as 
to the competitor's status shall be accepted by all other 
members of the Federation. 
5. One who teaches, trains, or coaches in any sport for 
money or other pecuniary considerations is a profes- 
sional, except, however, that so far as competition in 
his own country, and there only, is concerned, an 
employee or representative of the state or school or 
other educational institution, who teaches, trains, or 
coaches as an incident to his main vocation or employ- 
ment, may, or may not, be a professional, as the 
member of the Federation of the country of such a 
person shall decide. 

As an interpretation of the above fundamental rules and 
to be considered as part thereof, the following regulations 
are set down, and any athlete who violates any thereof 
shall, thereby, become a professional: 



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A. An amateur cannot wager, or be interested in a wager, 

money bet. or stake made in connection with the 
athletic competition in which he is to participate. 

B. An amateur must not compete for any prize or token 

which cannot be suitably inscribed with some words 
or letters commemorative of the competition. Prizes 
must not be of a character which cannot be pos- 
sessed or retained for a period of, at least, the life 
of the recipient. 

C. An amateur cannot compete for a prize or token of a 

value of more than ten pounds, except by consent 
of the member of the Federation of his country. 

D. An amateur may not sell, pawn or give away his prizes, 

and shall hold the same subject at all times to the 
inspection of the member of the Federation of his 
country. 

E. An amateur cannot enter or compete in any contest 

under a name other than his own or one assumed 
permanently by him for purposes of competition 
and registered by him with a member of the Fed- 
eration of his country. 

F. An amateur cannot issue a challenge or in any manner 

evidence his intention of competing with, or 
against, a professional, or for money or its 
equivalent. 

G. An amateur cannot accept or in any manner receive 

any money or other pecuniary gain in going to, 
attending, or returning from an athletic meeting, 
other than his actual outlay for railroad, steam- 
ship, sleeping-car fare, and for meals and lodging. 
Under no circumstances shall the amount paid for 
expense money exceed the cost of one first class 
railway or steamship accommodation, one first class 
sleeping accommodation and one pound or the 
equivalent per clay for meals and lodging. 
H. Any expense money must be paid, not to the athlete, 



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but to the member of the Federation of the ath- 
lete's country. 
I. An amateur cannot accept traveling expenses or pay- 
ment of any kind for a trainer, rubber, masseur, 
friend or relative. (Note — This rule does not mean 
that traveling expenses of trainer and the like can- 
not be paid, but that such expenses cannot be 
demanded by, or paid to, the athlete.) 
J. An amateur cannot, directly or indirectly, accept pay- 
ment for loss of time or wages in attending, or 
training for, any athletic competition. 
K. An amateur cannot, directly or indirectly, receive any 
reward for becoming, or continuing as, a member 
of any club or any other athletic organization. 
L. An amateur cannot compete for or from an athletic 
organization in whose employ he is, or who for 
compensation renders personal services of any kind 
to such organizations. 
In all questions as to the athlete's amateur status other 
than those in which the member of the Federation of the 
country of the athlete has been made the sole arbitrator, 
the statement of any member as to an athlete's status is 
subject to the review and decision of the Federation. 



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World's Records 



At the Federation meeting, held at Berlin in August, 
1913, it was decided to have the Rules Committee act 
as a committee on world 's records, and, as Chairman of 
the Record Committee, I herewith submit a proposed 
list of distances and events. This list is only proposed. 
All members of the Federation are requested to care- 
fully go over same, make such suggestions as they may 
think advisable and submit them to the Chairman for 
retransmission to the members of the Committee, so 
that at our next Congress the final list for world's 
records will be ready for the Federation to adopt. 

Changes and suggestions should be sent within forty- 
five days to Mr. James E. Sullivan, Chairman World's 
Record Committee, 21 Warren Street, New York City, 
U. S. A. 

RUNNING. 

100 yards. 1% mile. 6 miles. 

220 yards. 2 miles. 6y 2 miles. 

440 yards. 2y 2 miles. 7 miles. 

600 yards. 3 miles. 7% miles. 

880 yards. 3% miles. 8 miles. 

1,000 yards. 4 miles. 8% miles. 

1,320 yards. 4%, miles. 9 miles. 

1 mile. 5 miles. 9^2 miles. 

5% miles. 
10 miles, and every mile after. 
1 hour, and every hour after. 

MARATHON. 
26 miles, 385 yards. 



53 



100 meters. 

200 meters. 

400 meters. 

500 meters. 

800 meters. 

1,000 meters. 

1.500 meters. 

3,000 meters. 

1 hour, and every 



RUNNING. 

3,500 meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters. 



4,000 
5,000 
6,000 
7,000 
8,000 
9,000 



10,000 meters, 
hour after. 



11,000 
12,000 
13,000 
14,000 
15,000 
16,000 
17,000 
18,000 



meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters. 



MARATHON. 



26 miles, 385 yards. 



880 yards. 

1 mile. 
iy 2 , mile. 

2 miles. 
2% miles. 

3 miles. 
3^2 miles. 



WALKING. 

4 miles. 

4% miles. 

5 miles. 
5!/2 miles. 

6 miles. 
6% miles. 

7 miles. , 



iy 2 miles. 

8 miles. 
8V2 miles. 

9 miles. 
9V2 miles. 

10 miles. 



800 
1,500 
2,300 
3,500 
4,000 
5,000 



meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters, 
meters 



19,000 meters, 



WALKING. 

6,000 meters. 13,000 meters. 

7,000 meters. 14,000 meters. 

8,000 meters. 15,000 meters. 

9,000 meters. 16,000 meters. 

10,000 meters. 17,000 meters. 

11,000 meters. 18,000 meters. 
12,000 meters. 
and every 1,000 meters after. 



HURDLES. 

120 yards (3 feet 6 inches high). 
220 yards (2 feet 6 inches high). 
440 yards (3 feet high). 



54 

HURDLES. 

110 meters (3 feet 6 inches high). 
200 meters (2 feet 6 inches high). 
400 meters (3 feet high). 

JUMPING. 

Standing high jump, without weights. 

Running high jump, without weights. 

One standing broad jump, without weights. 

Three standing broad jumps, without weights. 

Running broad jump. 

Running hop, step and jump. 

VAULTING. 

Pole vault for height. 

THROWING THE HAMMER. 
12 lbs. hammer (length 4 feet; 7-foot circle). 
16 lbs. hammer (length 4 feet; 7-foot circle). 

PUTTING THE SHOT. 
12 lbs. shot. 
16 lbs. shot, 
24 lbs. shot. 

THROWING THE WEIGHTS. 

56 lbs. weight for distance (7-foot circle). 
56 lbs. weight for height. 

JAVELIN. 

Throwing the javelin (best hand), held in middle. 

DISCUS. 

Throwing the discus (7-foot circle). 
Throwing the youth discus. 



55 

RELAY. 

880 yards. 2 miles. 

1,760 yards. 4 miles. 

RELAY. 
400 meters. 1,600 meters. 

800 meters. 3,000 meters. 

STEEPLECHASE. 

2 miles. 

3 miles and every mile after. 

STEEPLECHASE. 

2,500 meters. 
3,200 meters. 
4,000 meters and every 1,000 meters after. 

PENTATHLON. 

Running broad jump. 
Throwing the javelin. 
200 meters run. 
Throwing the discus. 
1,500 meters run. 

DECATHLON. 
100 meters run. 
Running broad jump. 
Putting 16 lbs. shot. 
Running high jump. 
400 meters run. 

110 meters (3 feet 6 inches high hurdles). 
Throwing the discus. 
Pole vault for height. 
Throwing the javelin. 
1,500 meters run. 



56 
ALL AROUND. 

SCORED ON PERCENTAGE BASIS. 

100 yards run. 

One-mile run. 

120 yards (3 feet 6 inches high hurdles). 

880 yards walk. 

Running high jump. 

Running broad jump. 

Pole vault for height. 

Putting 16 lbs. shot. 

Throwing 16 lbs. hammer 

Throwing 56 lbs. weight for distance. 



57 



International Amateur Athletic Federation, 

Stockholm, October 8, 1913. 

James E. Sullivan, Esq., 

c/o American Sports Publishing Co., 

21 Warren Street, New York, U. S. A. 

Dear Sir : 

We have great pleasure in enclosing herewith a copy of 
the minutes of the inaugural meeting of the International 
Amateur Athletic Federation held in Berlin, August 20-23, 
1913, as well as the appendixes appertaining to them, viz.: 

Statutes for the Federation. 

Proposed Standard Programme for Field and 
Track Athletics at future Olympic Games. 
Proposed amateur statutes. 

Yours faithfully, 

For the International Amateur Athletic Federation : 

J. S. Edstrom, 

President. 
Kristian Hellstrom, 

Hon. Secretary-Treasurer. 



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(REINFORCED) 
Spalding Official Sacks for Sack Races are made in ti 
sizes, for men and boys. They are all strongly reinforc* 
will wear for a great length of time, and by their constri 
tion it is practically impossible for racers to work their f< 
free. These sacks are made in exact accordance w 

official regulations. 
No. MS. Men's Sack, reinforced. 3 ft. wide. Each, $1. 
No. BS. Boys" Sack, reinforced, 2'/ 2 ft. wide. " 1. 

Patent Steel Tape Chain on Patent Electa 

Reel— For Measuring Distances in Athletic Competitie 
Made of superior steel about % inch wide. The reel alio 
the entire tape open to dry and can be reeled and unreel 
as easily as tapes in cases. Especially adapted to lay 
courses and long measurements. 

No. IB. 100 feet long Each. $5. 

No. 11B. 200 feet long ?■ 

Patent "Angle" Steel Measuring Tape 

Especially adapted for laying off base ball diamonds, ten 
courts and all kinds of athletic fields, both outdoors t 
indoors. Right angles accurately determined ; also equs 
good for straight or any kind of measuring. Enclosed in hi 
leather case, flush handles. All mountings nickel-plat 

No. A. 50 feet long, Y% inch wide Each. $4 

No. B. 100 feet long, Y% inch wide. ... 6 

Spalding Stop Watch 

Stem winder, nickel-plated case, porcelain diaL registe 
to 60 seconds by 1-5 seconds, fly back engaging and < 
engaging mechanism Each, $7 

Official Harness for Three-Legged Racin 

Made according to official rules. Complete set of straps 
fastening men and with extra straps for keeping fasteni 

at required height in long distance races. 
No. 1. Official Harness for Three-Legged Racing. Set. $2 



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QUALITY 



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palding SBsM 

foterollegiate FootBall 




PM. Sept 12, 1911 



This is the ONLY OFFICIAL] 
COLLEGE FOOT BALL, 
and is used in every important 
match played in this country. 



Complete, $5.00 



GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY 

IF SEAL OF BOX IS 

UNBROKEN 



3 




Each ball complete in sealed 
box. including leather case, 
guaranteed pure Para rubber 
bladder (not compounded). 



>E GUARANTEE every J5 Spalding Foot BalTto be 
I perfect in material and workmanship and correct 
in shape and size when inspected at our factory. 
It any defect is discovered during the first game in 
which it u used, or during the first day's practice 
use, and if returned at once, we will replace same 

which we will 



not allow. 




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«*■*«**«, 5 1913. SSJteS^SSnS F«rCWkn*ta,r 




Km THE SPALDINGit^jTRADE-MARKTuALiTf 



The Spalding Official Basket Ball 



THE ONLY 

OFFICIAL 

BASKET BALL 



WE GUARANTEE 

this ball to be perfect in ma- 
terial and workmanship and 
correct in shape and size 
when inspected at our fac- 
tory. If any defect is dis- 
covered during the first game 
in which it is used, or during 
the first day's practice use, 
and, if returned at once, we 
will replace same under this 
guarantee. We do not guar- 
antee against ordinary. wear 
nor against defect in shape or 
size that is not discovered im- 
mediately after the first day's 

use. *j 
Owing to the superb quality 
of our No. M Basket Ball, our 
customers have grown to ex- 
pect a season's use of one ball, 
and at times make unreason- 
able claims under our guar- 
antee,ivhich wewiUnot allow. 
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



>*— ^. FFICIALLY ADOPTED AND STANDARD. The cover is made in four sections, with 
M m capless ends, and of the finest and most carefully selected pebble grain English leather. 

A m We take the entire output of this superior grade of leather f romthe English tanners, and 

& ■ in the Official Basket Ball use the choicest parts of each hide. Extra heavy bladder made 

^ W especially for this ball of extra quality pure Para rubber (not compounded). Each ball 

^V_ w packed complete, in sealed box, with rawhide lace and lacing needle, and guaranteed per- 
fect in every detail. To provide that all official contests may be held under absolutely fair and uniform 
conditions, it is stipulated that this ball must be used in all match games of either men's or women s teams. 
No. M. Spalding " Official" Basket Bail. Each, $6.0© 



Extract from Men's Official Rule Book 

Rule II— Ball. 
Sec. 3. The ball made by A. G. Spald- 
ing & Bros, shall be the official ball. 
Official balls will be 
stamped as herewith, 
and willj)e in sealed 
boxes. * 
Sec. 4 The official ball must be 
toed in all match games. 



Extract from 
Official Collegiate Rule Book 

The Spalding Official Basket 
Ball No. M is the official 
ball of the ^tfficL 
Intercollegi- i^wvl 



ate Basket 
Ball Associa- 
tion, and must be used in all 
match games. 



Extract from Women's Official Role Bo 

Rule II— Ball. 
Sec. 3. The ball made by A.G.Spal 
ing & Bros shall be the official ba 
Official balls will be 
stamped as herewith, 
and will be in 
boxes. 

Sec. 4 The official ball must 
used in all match games. 



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Spalding' 
"Official National League" 
Ball 

Patent Cork Center 




Adopted by the National 
League in 1878, is the only 
ball used in Championship 
games since that time and has 
now been adopted for twenty 
years more, making a total 
adoption of fifty-four years. 



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No.l 



Each, . . $1.25 
Per Dozen, $15.00 



This ball has the Spalding 
"Patent" Cork Center, 

the same as used since August I. 

1910. without change in size of 

cork or construction 

Each ball wrapped in tinfoil, 
packed in a separate box, and 
sealed in accordance with the 
latest League regulations. 
Warranted to last a full 
game when used under ordi- 
nary conditions. 



The Spalding' "Official National League* Ball Has 
been tne Official Ball of tKe Game since 1878' 

„ Spalding Complete Catalogue ol AlhleUc Goods Mailed Free. 



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PALDING'S NEW 
ATHLETIC GOODS CATALOG UE 

The following selection of items from Spalding's toe* Catalogue will give 



A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



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XnUe Brace. Skat 
Ankle Supporter 
Athletic Library 

Am ^ Chest Weight 



B <£ 



Jiady 
Striking 
Skate. 
Balls- 
Base 
Basket 

Field Hockey 
Foot. College 
Foot. Rugby 
Foot, Soccer 
Coif 
Hand 
Hurley^ 
Indoor Base 
Lacrosse 
Medicine 
Playground 
Polo. Roller 
Polo. Water 
Push 
Squash 
Volley 
Ball Cleaner. Coll 
Bandages. Elastic 
Bar Bells 
Bar Stalls 
Bars— 

Horizontal 
Parallel 
Bases, Indoor 
Bats, Indoor 
Belts- 
Elastic , . 

Leather and Worsted 
Wrestling 
Bladders- 
Basket Ball 
Fighting C 
Foot Ball 
Striking Bag 
Blade*. Fencing 
Blankets, Foot Ball 

Caddy Badges 
Caps- 
Lacrosse 
Outing 
Skull 

University 
Water Polo 
Chest Weights 
Grcle. Seven-Foot 
Clock Golf,, . . 
Collarette. Knitted 
Corks v Running . 
Cross Bars, Vaukng 

Discus, Olympic 

Marking.Golf 
Rubber. Golf Shoe 
Di»ks. Striking Bag 



Emblems 

Embroidery 

Exercisers- 
Elastic 
Home 

Felt Letters 

Fencing Sticks 

Fighting Dummies 

Finger Protection, Hockey 

Flags- 
College 
Marking. Golf 

Foils, Fencing 

FootBaffs- 

CoUege 

Rugby 
Foot Ball Clothing 
Foot Ball Goal Nets 
Foot Ball Timer 



Gloves- 
Boxing 

Fencing 
Golf - • 
Hand Ball ■ 
Hockey. Field 
Hockey. Ice 
Lacrosse 
Coals- n „ 
Basket Ball 
Foot Ball 
Hockey, Field 
Hockey. Ice 
Lacrosse 
Coif Clubs 
Golf Sundries 
Golfette 

Athletic 

Golf 
Gymnasium. Home 
Gymnasium Board. Hon. 
Gymnasium, Home Outfits 

Hammers. Athletic 
Hangers for Dumb Bells 
Hangers for Indian Clubs 
Hats. University 
Head Harness 
Health Pull 
Hob Nails 
Hockey Pucks 
Hockey Sticks. Ice 
Hockey Sticks. Field 
Holder. Basket Ball. Canvas) 
Hole Cutter. Golf 
Hole Rim. Golf 
Horse. Vaulting 
Hurdles. Safety 
Hurley Sticks 



Jackets- 
Fencing 
Foot Ball 

Jerseys 

Knee Protectors . 
Knickerbockers. Foot Ball 

Lace, Foot Ball 

Lacrosse Goods 

Ladies- „ . 
Fencing Goods 
Field Hockey Goods 
Gymnasium Shoes 
Gymnasium Suits 
Skates, Ice 
Skates, Roller 
Skating Shoes 
Snow Shoes 

Lanes for Sprints 

Leg Guards- 
Foot Ball 
Ice Hockey 

Leotards 

Utters- 
Embroidered 

Liniment, "Mike Murphy" 

Masks-7 

Fencing 

Nose 
Masseur, AbJominaT 

Mattresses, Gymn 

:,. Wrest 



FRONT COVER 

" Platforms. Striking Bag 

Poles- 
Ski 
Vaulting „ , 

Polo. RoUer. Goods 

Protectors- 
Abdomen 

F^genFieldHockej 
Indoor Base Ball 

Thumb. Basket Ball 
Protection, Running Shoes 
Pucks. Hockey, Ice 
Push Ball 
Pushers, Chamois 



Mattresses, 
Megaphones 

M Ha7dball 

Striking Bag 
Moccasins 
Monograms _ 
Mouthpiece. Foot Ball 
Mufflers, Angora 



Quoits. 

Racks. Golf Ball 
Racquet. Squash 

Rings— 

Exercising - 

Swinging 
Rowing Machines 



Sacks, for Sack Racin 
Sandals, Snow Shoe 
Sandow Dumb Bells 
Scabbards. Skate 
Score Books- 
Basket Ball 
Shin Guards- 
Association 
College 
FieldHockey 
Ice Hockey 



Indian Clubs 
Infiaters— 
Foot Ball 

Striking Bag 



Needle. Lacing 

Basket Ball 
Golf Driving 
Volley Ball 
Numbers. Competitor 

Pads- „ . 

Chamois. Fencing 

Foot Ball 

Wrestling 
Paint. Golf 

P Basket Ball 

Boys' Knee 

Foot Ball. College 

Foot Ball. Rugby 

Hockey. Ice 

Running 
Pennants. College 
Pistol, Starter's . 
Plastrons, Fencing 
Plates- „ „ 

Teeing. Golf 



Shoe. 

Acrobatic 

Basket Ball 

Bowling 

Clog 

Fencing 
SVioes— 

Foot Ball, College 

Foot Ball. Rugby 

Foot Ball. Soccer 

Golf 



Skating 
Snow- 
Squash 
Street 
Walking 
.'Shot- . 
Athletic 
Indoor 
Massage 



Roller* 



OF THIS BOOK 

"Skate Bag 

Skate Keys 

Skate Rollers 

Skate Straps 

Skate Sundries 

Skis , 

Snow Shoes 

Sprint Lanes 

Squash Goods 

Standards- 
Vaulting 
Volley Ball 

^orThree-Legged Ru* • 
Skate .... 
Sticks, Roller Polo 
Stockings 
Stop Board. 
Striking Bags 

Base Ball. Indoor , 

Gymnasium, Ladies 

Soccer 

Swimming 

Water Polo 
Supporters — 

Ankle 

Wrist 
Suspensories 
Sweaters 

Swivels. Striking Bags 
Swords. Fencing 
Swords. Duelling 



Tackling Machine 
Take-Off Board 
Tape. Measuring. Steel 
Tees. Golf , , 
Tennis Posts. Indoo* 
Tights- 

FuU 

Full. Wrestling 

Hockey 

Knee 
Toboggans . 

Toboggan Cushions 
Toe Boards 

Trapeze. Adjustable 

Trapeze. Single 

Trousers — 
Y. M. C. A. 
Foot Ball 

Trunks- 
Velvet 
Worsted 



Uniforms— , 
Base BsJI. bdoo. 



Wands. Calisthenie 
Watches. Stop 
Weights. 56-lb. 

Whisdes - 

Wrestling Equips***! 
Wrist Machine* 



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Standard Policy 

his order from the retailer. Jobber, and the jobber has secured 

However these deceptive high list prices are not f*,V f« A 
does not. and, in reality, is -ot ever exoected f« ™ U ? he consu mer. who 
, When the season opens for the sale of I°k " A** ^^ P^ces. 
but alluring high list prices, the retailed -beg L^tor^UT^^i^^ 1 ^ 
grapples with the s tuation as best he can by offering " r «P° n f 'Wihea, and 
which vary with local trade conditions. ottering special discounts," 

Under this system of merchandising, the Drofit* i™ 1™4, J. r 

and the jobber are assured ; but as there is no stabiSv °n , ■ * j man , u facturer 
to the consumer the keen competition amongst tfe^al de^ ? ** ^f 3 
leads to a demora hzed cutting of orice* h v wUk k r dea ers invariably 

practically eliminated. S P * by Whlch the P roflts of the retailer are 

This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer Th« ,VkU • • 
on lower and still lower, prices. The manufacturer £\u fv e JObber in8 "*» 
demand for the lowering of prices by the onl? way ODe n to h£ "^ meet ? thia 
ening and degrading of the quality of his pro<E P ° ^ V1Z " the chea P" 

A. G!s&^ffSS^S^S^ ScfeSSS" tKat . H ? ears a ^ - >899. 
^T~de.and^^^ 

GooS^re^ontTned !^ t?T£f tl^tc '^ S ° f ? r as Spaldin, 
Athletic Goods d^i^mAe^u&Lr'^^h^ thT^ °/ $»$** 
assured a fair, legitimate and certain profit on all Sr^u' a Li re . tai JL de aler is 
the consumer is assured a Standard Uafe " ^ I pToteafdlro^- G °°* and 

The Spalding Policy" is decidedly for the ?n?erest «ni ; mp ° 8It, °r n ', 
users of Athletic Goods, and acts in two ways: erest and Protection of the 

FirSt ^I he USer Is assured of genuine Official Standard AiftlW,V r J 
and the same prices to everybody. *«anaara . -unietic Goods 

Second.-As manufacturers, we can proceed with rnnW. 

purchasing at the proper time the ver„ k Jl» confidence in 

in the manufacture of o™ ^ario^oodsTelT ahe'd ^"L^ 
respective seasons, and this enables us to pmv de the ° f the "" 
quantity and absolutely maintain the SpalSnS sSSdJrfoFtSSST 
All retail dealers handling Spaldine Athlerir ft «««•!» ~~ 
consumers at our regular prinfed c^o^^S^^"^ ^o s UppIy 
prices that similar goods are so d for in our NewYnrt rl™ ess-the same 

All Spaldmg dealers, aswell si -users of Spaldmg bSlScG^ ^ St0ieS J 
~ a TK^ 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS.*™ 

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Standard Quality 



An article that is universally given the appellation "Standard" is thereby 
conceded to be the criterion, to which are compared all other things of a similar 
nature. For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit 
of currency, because it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, 
and the fact of its being Genuine is guaranteed by the Government Stamp 
thereon. As a protection to the users of this currency against counterfeiting and 
other tricks, considerable money is expended in maintaining a Secret Service 
Bureau of Experts. Under the law, citizen manufacturers must depend to a 
great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices to protect themselves against 
counterfeit products — without the aid of "Government Detectives" or "Public 
Opinion" to assist them. 

Consequently the "Consumer's Protection" against misrepresentation and 
"inferior quality" rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility of the 
" Manufacturer." 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, have, by their rigorous attention to "Quality," for 
thirty-seven years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known throughout 
the world as a Guarantee of Quality as dependable in their field as the 
U. S. Currency is in its field. 

The necessity of upholding the Guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and 
maintaining the Standard Quality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvi- 
ous as is the necessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency. 

Thus each consumer is not only insuring himself hut also protecting other 
consumers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer :n upholding his Trade- 
Mark and all that it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of our Athletic 
Goods to assist us in maintaining the Spalding Standard of Excellence, by 
insisting that our Trade-Mark be plainly stamped on all athletic goods which 
they buy, because without this precaution our best efforts towards maintaining 
Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent substitution will be ineffectual. 

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of being 
high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by makers of 
" inferior goods," with whom low prices are the main consideration. 

A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold 
and a guarantee to protect must necessarily have higher prices than a manufac- 
turer of cheap goods, whose idea of and basis of a claim for Standard Quality 
depends principally upon the eloquence of the salesman. 

We know from experience that there is no quicksand more unstable than 
poverty in quality — and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Quality. 



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ATHLR ! 1/IBRARY 



A separate book covers every Athletic Sport 

and is Official and Standard 

Price 10 cents each 



GRAND PRIZE 



GRAND PRIX 




m& Spalding : js 

ATHLETIC GOODS 



ST.LOUIS. 1904 



PARIS , 1900 



ARE THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD 



A.G. Spalding ® Bros. 

MAINTAIN WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORES in the FOLLOWING CITIES 
NEW YORK CHICAGO ST.LOUIS 

BOSTON MILWAUKEE KANSAS CITY 

PHILADELPHIA DETROIT SAN FRANCISCO 

NEWARK CINCINNATI LOS ANGELES 

BUFFALO CLEVELAND SEATTLE 

SYRACUSE COLUMBUS PORTLAND 

ROCHESTER INDIANAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS 



BALTIMORE J 

WASHINGTON 
LONDON, ENGLAND 

LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND 
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND 
EDINBURGH. SCOTLAND 
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND 



PITTSBURGH ST. PAUL 
ATLANTA DENVER 

LOUISVILLE DALLAS 

NEW ORLEANS 
MONTREAL, CANADA 
TORONTO, CANADA 
) PARIS, FRANCE 

i SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 



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